,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aebg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjai,mr4 
,higgins of ,louisiana 7for himself1    
,miss ,gonzlez-,coln of ,puerto ,rico1  
,mrs4 ,radewagen1 ,mr4 ,steube1 ,mr4    
,barr1 and ,mr4 ,correa7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,veterans' ,affairs   
,a ,,bill  ,to amend title #ch1 ,united 
,states ,code1 to authorize the         
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs to     
enter into contracts and agreements for 
the placement of veterans in            
non-,department medical foster homes for
 certain veterans who are unable to live
 independently4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,long-,term    
,care ,veterans ,choice ,act4  #b4      
,secretary of ,veterans ,affairs        
contract authority for placement of     
veterans in non-,department medical     
foster homes  7a7 ,authority ,section   
#agbj of title #ch1 ,united ,states     
,code1 is amended by adding at the end  

the following new subsection3  7h7  7#a7
 ,during the three-year period beginning
 on ,october #a1 #bjbj1 and subject to  
paragraph 7#b71 at the request of a     
veteran for whom the ,secretary is      
required to provide nursing home care   
under section #agaj;,a of this title1   
the ,secretary may place the veteran in 
a medical foster home that meets        
,department standards1 at the expense of
 the ,united ,states1 pursuant to a     
contract1 agreement1 or other           
arrangement entered into between the    
,secretary and the medical foster home  
for such purpose4 ,a veteran who is     
placed in a medical foster home under   
this subsection shall agree1 as a       
condition of such placement1 to accept  
home health services furnished by the   
,secretary under section #agag of this  
title4  7#b7 ,in any year1 not more than
 a daily average of #ijj veterans placed
 in a medical foster home1 whether      
placed before or after the date of the  
enactment of this subsection1 may have  

their care covered at the expense of the
 ,united ,states under subsection 7a74  
7#c7 ,in this subsection1 the term      
medical foster home means a home        
designed to provide non-institutional1  
long-term1 supportive care for veterans 
who are unable to live independently and
 prefer a family setting4  4  7b7       
,effective date ,subsection 7h7 of      
section #agbj of title #ch1 ,united     
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a71 shall take effect on ,october #a1  
#bjbj4